Star Trek: Lower Decks knows a vulnerable franchise trope when it sees one, and finds a gem in Season 4, Episode 5, “Empathological Fallacies.” Shipboard freakouts (in which a spore or contagion causes the entire crew to go banana) have been a part of the franchise since Star Trek: The Original Series. They’re often exercises in goofiness as well, and even the straight-faced Star Trek shows tend to play them largely for laughs.Ironically, Lower Decks tones the nuttiness down a bit from earlier versions of the trope. At the same time, it adds a surprising amount of character development to the comedy, as well as moving Season 4’s big plot arc forward. In the process, it does more than just add to one of Star Trek’s more absurd traditions. It develops both its own corner of the franchise and contributes to more serious Star Trek series as a result. This confirms that Lower Decks is much more than Airplane! on a spaceship.Star Trek’s “freakout” episodes generally entail some condition which renders the crew incapable of safely running the ship. Depending on the specifics, they begin to hallucinate, they lose all their inhibitions, or they suffer from afflictions such as amnesia. Whatever the cause, it puts the ship in extreme danger with the crew largely unaware of the threat. Invariably, one of the protagonists gets it together in time to devise a cure and avoid the danger, allowing the crew to return to normal.RELATED: Lower Decks Got to Define the Culture of One of Star Trek’s Oldest SpeciesRELATED: Lower Decks Proves TNG Missed an Opportunity With the Roddenberry Box
Star Trek: Lower Decks knows a vulnerable franchise trope when it sees one, and finds a gem in Season 4, Episode 5, “Empathological Fallacies.” Shipboard freakouts (in which a spore or contagion causes the entire crew to go banana) have been a part of the franchise since Star Trek: The Original Series. They’re often exercises in goofiness as well, and even the straight-faced Star Trek shows tend to play them largely for laughs.
Ironically, Lower Decks tones the nuttiness down a bit from earlier versions of the trope. At the same time, it adds a surprising amount of character development to the comedy, as well as moving Season 4’s big plot arc forward. In the process, it does more than just add to one of Star Trek’s more absurd traditions. It develops both its own corner of the franchise and contributes to more serious Star Trek series as a result. This confirms that Lower Decks is much more than Airplane! on a spaceship.
Star Trek’s “freakout” episodes generally entail some condition which renders the crew incapable of safely running the ship. Depending on the specifics, they begin to hallucinate, they lose all their inhibitions, or they suffer from afflictions such as amnesia. Whatever the cause, it puts the ship in extreme danger with the crew largely unaware of the threat. Invariably, one of the protagonists gets it together in time to devise a cure and avoid the danger, allowing the crew to return to normal.
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